James 1:21 Parallel Translations

So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

ASV:

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

BBE:

For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

DBY:

Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

ERV:

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

WEY:

Ridding yourselves, therefore, of all that is vile and of the evil influences which prevail around you, welcome in a humble spirit the Message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

WBS:

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

WEB:

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

YLT:

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

James 1:21 Cross References

XREF:

Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Ephesians 4:22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

1 Peter 1:22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,

1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with {t} meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
(t) By meekness he means modesty, and anything that is contrary to a haughty and proud spirit.

PNT:

1:21 Lay apart all filthiness. Every impurity of life.
And superfluity of naughtiness. Overflowing of wickedness (Revised Version). Wrath would cause such an overflow.
Receive with meekness the engrafted word. The word of God planted in your hearts.

WES:

1:21 Therefore laying aside - As a dirty garment. All the filthiness and superfluity of wickedness - For however specious or necessary it may appear to worldly wisdom, all wickedness is both vile, hateful, contemptible, and really superfluous. Every reasonable end may be effectually answered without any kind or degree of it. Lay this, every known sin, aside, or all your hearing is vain. With meekness - Constant evenness and serenity of mind. Receive - Into your ears, your heart, your life. The word - Of the gospel. Ingrafted - In believers, by regeneration, Jas 1:18 and by habit, Heb 5:14. Which is able to save your souls - The hope of salvation nourishes meekness.

MHC:

1:19-21 Instead of blaming God under our trials, let us open our ears and hearts to learn what he teaches by them. And if men would govern their tongues, they must govern their passions. The worst thing we can bring to any dispute, is anger. Here is an exhortation to lay apart, and to cast off as a filthy garment, all sinful practices. This must reach to sins of thought and affection, as well as of speech and practice; to every thing corrupt and sinful. We must yield ourselves to the word of God, with humble and teachable minds. Being willing to hear of our faults, taking it not only patiently, but thankfully. It is the design of the word of God to make us wise to salvation; and those who propose any mean or low ends in attending upon it, dishonour the gospel, and disappoint their own souls.

CONC:

Able Abounding Accept Apart Aside Behaviour Dirty Engrafted Evil Filth Filthiness Growth Humble Humbly Humility Implanted Influences Ingrafted Lay Laying Meekness Message Moral Naughtiness Overflowing Overweight Planted Prevail Prevalent Pride Putting Rank Reason Receive Receiving Remains Ridding Salvation Save Souls Spirit Superabundance Superfluity Vile Welcome Wherefore Wickedness Within Yourselves

Able Accept Apart Behaviour Dirty Evil Filth Filthiness Humble Humbly Humility Implanted Influences Ingrafted Lay Meekness Message Moral Naughtiness Overflowing Planted Prevail Prevalent Pride Putting Rank Reason Receive Rid Salvation Save Souls Spirit Superfluity Vile Welcome Wherefore Wickedness Within Word Yourselves

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